# Metadata Editor: Observation with Arabic Character Encoding

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/metadata-editor-observation-with-arabic-character-encoding/60492>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Tags:** bug-report\
**Created:** [September 8, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/metadata-editor-observation-with-arabic-character-encoding/60492 "2026-09-08T17:56:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/metadata-editor-observation-with-arabic-character-encoding/60492/1 "2026-09-08T17:56:34Z")

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I realize this may be difficult to diagnose, but I thought it might be worth reporting.

When editing a PDF metadata property (e.g., the title) via the Set Metadata dialog or the Metadata pane by typing the Arabic character `ة` [U+0629](https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+0629) followed by:

- A space:
  1. The title value is converted into this character `؀` [U+0600](https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+0600).
  2. The values of other properties stop appearing in the Set Metadata dialog and the Metadata pane (Authors, Creator, etc.).

- Non-space characters:  
1. The title value is converted into different characters depending on the character that follows `ة`.  
2. The values of other properties continue to be displayed.

I've not encountered this with any other character than the [U+0629](https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+0629).

![2026-09-08_205227](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/2/72a66c1af5ed1a8b7b7ed427225c4d9b3d12c0de.gif)